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LOT 0975
Byzantine Bronze Coin Weight
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (26.8 grams, 27 mm).
With gussetted rim, reverse with central roundel, obverse with cross above gamma and alpha with pointillé detailing.
ProvenancePrivate collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
LiteratureCf. Weber, K., Byzantinische Münzgewichte: Materialkorpus für 1-Nomisma-Gewichte, Schwelm, 2009, item 295, for type.
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